My dad flew a C-47 in the war. He dropped out of college in ‘39, he could see the war coming to America..enlisted, and after getting his wings....he wanted to fly fighters, but at 6’6” he was too tall...so, a cargo plane..he was actually at Wisconsin on a basketball scholarship when he enlisted. He spent two years based in Iceland ( he always said that was gawdawful...they flew the cover missions over the convoys...before Pearl Harbor, the US didn’t have armed aircraft with the convoys....but they were allowed to radio sub sightings, and too some extent made life harder for the U-boats..He went to England with the 8th USAAF in 42..he dropped the pathfinders on June 5th, was shot down after they jumped.he and his crew landed in the Channel..all recovered safely..
Great story. Thanks for the post. And we all thank your father and his crewmates for their service.